Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

Tch... How slow-witted.

The water spear of the water-shaped illusionist narrowly missed Mu Feng, leaving a bloody mark on his cheek.

Mu Feng scoffed at himself, lashing out his wind blade at the speed of tearing through the air, but it only managed to leave a few shallow white marks on the armor of the giant water-shaped phantom.

A gust of wind rose beneath his feet, allowing him to dodge the destructive water ball thrown by the Water Illusionist. Mu Feng distanced himself from the Water Illusionist, pondering a countermeasure.

However, after only half an hour of fighting, he was already showing signs of exhaustion and was almost hit by the opponent's attack.

Although the Water-shaped Illusionist is powerful, if it were me from a year ago facing him, he wouldn't be considered a particularly difficult enemy.

Ultimately, the excessive use of the power of time has brought about negative consequences, and the backlash from authority has pushed this body to its limits.

Contrary to his outward appearance of everything being normal, his actual condition was riddled with problems.

His physical functions declined, his elemental energy circulation was blocked, and his combat strength was almost reduced to less than one-tenth.

He was capable of deceiving Clementine, and even Peluvelli through certain means, but he lacked the confidence to fool the renowned executive, Kujavina.

Perhaps this solo mission arranged by Kujavina was just a pure test.

To test his strength and condition, to see if he is intentionally showing weakness or if he is all bark and no bite.

Although things appeared calm on the surface, Mu Feng knew very well that he had actually stood on the opposite side of Kujavina and had, to some extent, broken free from her complete control.

In chess, knowing both oneself and one's opponent is essential for striking decisively, and right now, both sides are in a delicate balance.

If he shows weakness, Kujavina will not hesitate to take action against him or those around him.

Therefore, he not only could not fail, but he also had to complete this punitive mission cleanly and efficiently.

The water-shaped phantom roared, its enormous hand slamming into the ground. Newborn phantoms condensed from the water and swarmed toward Mu Feng.

Mu Feng mustered his spirits and rode the wind to traverse through the curtain of water. His wind blades precisely struck the cores of the small water-shaped illusions, shattering them one by one.

Soon, the giant phantom, having lost its connection to the Water Illusion, was paralyzed. Even so, Mu Feng was unable to take this opportunity to inflict serious damage on it.

To put it elegantly, the attack should have been like a mallet gently tapping a porcelain vase, but the sensation in my hand was as stiff as chalk scraping across a blackboard.

Commonly known as: Gua Sha.

"It's really troublesome."

Mu Feng gasped for breath as the revived water-shaped illusion roared once more and hurled a giant water spear. Mu Feng had no choice but to dodge the spear's edge and wait for an opportunity to launch an attack.

However, after several rounds of attrition warfare, Mu Feng could feel his stamina rapidly declining, his elemental power guidance becoming sluggish, and he even nearly suffered serious injuries several times.

"It's not good..."

After weakening the water-shaped illusionary to the point of paralysis once again, Mu Feng used his elemental power to simply stop the bleeding from his cut arm, his gaze carrying a hint of solemnity.

The cramped cave space made it difficult for him to dodge and create distance, while the Water-shaped Illusionist's defenses were too sturdy, making it hard to hit its vital points on the head.

Forget about a quick victory; if anything unexpected happens, I might end up losing here today.

The water illusion revived once more, and the sharp water spears were once again hurled towards Mu Feng, the fierce water light faintly accompanied by the sound of tearing air.

However, Mu Feng seemed to be exhausted this time, but he neither dodged nor flinched, letting the water spear flashing with blue light grow larger and larger in his eyes.

"boom!"

The sound of the water spears exploding echoed in the narrow cave, causing rocks to fall into the water and raising large plumes of water mist and dust, greatly reducing visibility.

Seemingly sensing the intruder's presence had vanished, the water-shaped phantom gradually withdrew its sharpness, preparing to submerge into the water to continue its disturbed slumber.

A golden light suddenly shone from behind it, and a blade made of wind elements instantly pierced through the head of the water-shaped phantom, exposing the elemental core that was under layers of protection.

The hand, imbued with wind element, swiftly reached in and deftly retrieved the Water Illusion Core, formed from the condensation of ultimate water element.

Unable to achieve the transcendence of water.

The water-shaped phantom, having lost its elemental core, let out a sharp wail as its body rapidly disintegrated into fragments of water element, merging into the lake within the cave.

"call……"

As the crystallized water element fell into his hand, Mu Feng let out a long breath and collapsed into the puddle, exhausted.

A sharp pain shot through his chest. Mu Feng, struggling to maintain his last bit of wind elemental power to heal himself, leaned against the stone wall, trying his best to stay conscious.

It's still a bit of a stretch.

Mu Feng gave a bitter smile. Forcibly using the Time Authority again would only worsen his current physical condition, but in this life-or-death situation, he couldn't think about anything else.

After his breathing gradually calmed down, Mu Feng leaned against the wall and slowly got up, staggering towards Fengdanting.

……

"I am back."

As he approached the Fireplace House, Mu Feng put on a relaxed smile, concealed the wound on his arm with his sleeve, and gently pushed open the door of the Bufati Mansion.

"Hey? Brother Mufeng!"

Clementine, who had been sitting idly on the wall with her chin propped up on her hand, jumped back to the ground in surprise and ran excitedly towards Mu Feng, giving him a big hug when he returned.

Mu Feng gently pinched Clementine's cheek and handed a small cardboard box to the girl whose eyes were sparkling.

"Here, this is your cake."

"Wow!"

"Brother Mufeng, Clementine likes you the most!"

Clementine took the cake with delight, eagerly unwrapped it, grabbed a garnished stray strawberry, and popped it into her mouth.

"You like cake, don't you?"

Mu Feng chuckled and tapped Clementine's forehead, causing the girl to stick out her tongue shyly.

"Did the mission go smoothly?"

Peruvelli emerged from the shadows behind him, looking Mu Feng up and down, and only relaxed after confirming that he seemed to be unharmed.

"of course."

Mu Feng smiled easily and handed another cake to Peruvier.

Peruvéli was not good at expressing herself; her concern was always subtle, yet omnipresent.

"For you."

"Thank you."

Peruvée took the cake and, while slowly unwrapping it, asked seemingly casually:

"And yours?"

"I've already eaten."

Mu Feng's smile remained unchanged, and his casual reply was as usual.

Peruvieri gave a soft "oh," then fell silent and sat quietly to the side, sipping her cake in small bites.

……

"It seems the mission went very smoothly."

In the office, Kujavina played with the water that had failed to achieve transcendence in her hand, her eyes filled with scrutiny and surprise as she looked at Mu Feng.

"Yes, mother."

Mu Feng bowed his head and respectfully greeted Kujavina.

"You've worked hard, take a few days to rest."

Kujavina smiled kindly and praised Mu Feng for completing the task with remarkable speed, then immediately ordered him to leave.

"Yes, Mother."

"Click."

Slowly leaving the room and closing the door behind him, Mu Feng straightened up and gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Although the reporting scene appeared harmonious, both of them knew that it was merely the last fig leaf before the real confrontation was about to break down.

In a short period of time, Kujavina's spying and intimidation were applied without reservation, which also brought him considerable pressure.

Hopefully, nothing was exposed...

Mu Feng returned to his room with a solemn expression. The moment he closed the door, an overwhelming, metallic taste welled up in his throat, but he swallowed it back down.

"Cough cough..."

He coughed lightly a few times, covering his mouth, and when he lowered his hand, a shocking crimson stain appeared on his palm.